| Afrowatsonius spilleri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Afrowatsonius |
| Species: | A. spilleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Afrowatsonius spilleri (Bethune-Baker, 1908) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Afrowatsonius spilleri is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in Africa, including South Africa.
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